News Staff Next to reopen Thursday, May 21 are recreational activity businesses like paddle boarding rental companies. Many businesses in the recreational sphere haven’t been able to start their 202 season because of Coronavirus. They’ll have to follow the state’s guidelines including PPE distribution, physical distancing and proper equipment cleaning, but they can open in time for … Read more
Forty-five-hundred WVU students received their diplomas virtually over the weekend. They received an inspiring messge from President Gordon Gee, and Country music singer and West Virginia native Brad Paisley received a Presidential Honorary Degree and led the class in a commencement rendition of “Country Roads.”
Gordmans says that, due to the coronavirus outbreak, it can no longer operate and is filing for bankruptcy and will liquidate its stores. The company says if a buyer isn’t found, the stores will be forced to close.
About seven-hundred workers are back on the job at the Toyota engine and transmission plant in Buffalo. The auto manufacturer says it will begin limited manufacturing after six weeks off.
Investigators say a Boone County ambulance driver was at fault in a crash that injured three people. Three other vehicles were involved and the ambulance crashed into the Kanawha City fire station.
A man is under arrest, and police are still looking for two other suspects in a murder and arson in Williamson. James Church and two other men are accused of killing a man and setting an apartment building on fire. Five other people were injured, including two firefighters.
Gymnastics, dance, cheerleading and martial arts facilities can all reopen today. At least one gym, Planet Fitness, will not reopen today. The gym says it is still evaluating local guidelines and restrictions. There are ten Planet Fitness locations in West Virginia.
Offices at the Kanawha County Courthouse will begin a “safe opening” today with social distancing guidelines in place. Fever screening and facial coverings are mandatory, and some offices may require appointments.
A Dunbar Senior Services employee has tested positive for the coronavirus and now all senior service workers have been asked to quarantine for 14 days. Services will begin to be phased back in at the end of the quarantine. Every employee in Dunbar City Hall was tested for the virus Friday and results are expected … Read more
A West Virginia police chief has been charged with domestic battery and suspended from his job. A criminal complaint says Richwood Police Chief Charles Burkhamer Jr. grabbed and scratched his wife’s arm while trying to remove her from a home on Wednesday. He was charged with a misdemeanor. Burkhamer was suspended immediately after he was … Read more